diff --git a/src/server/frontend_wayland/wayland_surface_observer.h b/src/server/frontend_wayland/wayland_surface_observer.h
index 3e9732e80f..845336e93f 100644
--- a/src/server/frontend_wayland/wayland_surface_observer.h
+++ b/src/server/frontend_wayland/wayland_surface_observer.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ class WaylandSurfaceObserver : public scene::NullSurfaceObserver
     void latest_client_size(geometry::Size window_size)
     {
         impl->window_size = window_size;
+        impl->requested_size = {};
     }
 
     /// Should only be called from the Wayland thread